Mark Twain
Call me Ishmael.
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I picked a beautiful afternoon and sat down with this impressive cigar. I’ve smoked the Masterpiece maduro and almost every sized vitola from the Hemingway line, but never this cigar. I’ve heard many people give criticism on books by Ernest Hemingway and most of the negative criticism is directed at his unpublished work, otherwise known as his ‘untold stories’ that his numerous ex-wives published after his unfortunate suicide. I hope this cigar is different.
The cigar was well made and presented an easy draw when I tested it before I began the smoke. The cigar opened nicely with a voluminous amount of smoke and the initial burn revealed a pleasant taste very reminaisant of a WOAM.
The ash was firm and demonstrated just how well bunched the cigar filler was.
The density of the smoke remained consistent as the cigar progressed, but the taste and specifically the flavor profile of the cigar was anything but consistent. This had negative and positive benefits. The negative side of this was the fact that the cigar’s flavor profile changed immensely during the smoke, so much so, that it was hard for me to really gauge what I tasted. The flavors did change quickly, but there was a positive side to this. They became better as the smoke progressed. I noticed the pronounced flavor of orange peel left on the finish and this was mixed with a tobacco flavor that shifted between a semi-sweet taste and a slightly rough leather taste that left a raw and slightly dry feeling in my mouth.
It was said that Ernest Hemingway wrote at least 300 words a day each day. This turns out to be around one page a day. He would gather his work up when he came to publish it and begin to cut it. He would publish less than half of what he wrote because he thought the quality didn’t hold up with the rest of his writing. I think that this cigar is a lot like his unpublished work. It is rough and raw at times, but it also contains the sense of brilliance that waits beneath the surface of things. I believe that age will settle this cigar down and bring it the consistency that its namesake strived to seek in his writing.
AVO 22 (cellophane wrapped from the Outlaw, I’m assuming that these were the bundled version of the cigar.) ???
The construction on this cigar was a delight to behold. The wrapper is as close to flawless in color and its lack of imperfections as anything I’ve smoked before.
The unlit cigar had a nutty taste to it that reminded me of almonds. The cigar drew easily and burned perfectly. The ash was well formed and even.
The cigar was a masterpiece of design and contained a flavor profile to match this. The smoke does not overwhelm and it was not harsh at any time. Smoothness is the one word that sums up the smoke. The pattern of flavors complimented each other nicely. I detected several flavors that fit into the floral and vegetal patterns that were a departure from the semi-sweet NC Connecticut wrapped cigars that I’m used to. These flavors seemed subtle and even nuanced compared to the medium body that represented the cigars strength. The finish was comfortable and relaxing.
This cigar tasted very different than any NC or Cuban cigar that I’ve smoked, but there were points when I thought that I might be smoking a stronger variation of a finely aged LGC Med #1. I cannot recommend this cigar highly enough.
I picked a beautiful afternoon and sat down with this impressive cigar. I’ve smoked the Masterpiece maduro and almost every sized vitola from the Hemingway line, but never this cigar. I’ve heard many people give criticism on books by Ernest Hemingway and most of the negative criticism is directed at his unpublished work, otherwise known as his ‘untold stories’ that his numerous ex-wives published after his unfortunate suicide. I hope this cigar is different.
The cigar was well made and presented an easy draw when I tested it before I began the smoke. The cigar opened nicely with a voluminous amount of smoke and the initial burn revealed a pleasant taste very reminaisant of a WOAM.
The ash was firm and demonstrated just how well bunched the cigar filler was.
The density of the smoke remained consistent as the cigar progressed, but the taste and specifically the flavor profile of the cigar was anything but consistent. This had negative and positive benefits. The negative side of this was the fact that the cigar’s flavor profile changed immensely during the smoke, so much so, that it was hard for me to really gauge what I tasted. The flavors did change quickly, but there was a positive side to this. They became better as the smoke progressed. I noticed the pronounced flavor of orange peel left on the finish and this was mixed with a tobacco flavor that shifted between a semi-sweet taste and a slightly rough leather taste that left a raw and slightly dry feeling in my mouth.
It was said that Ernest Hemingway wrote at least 300 words a day each day. This turns out to be around one page a day. He would gather his work up when he came to publish it and begin to cut it. He would publish less than half of what he wrote because he thought the quality didn’t hold up with the rest of his writing. I think that this cigar is a lot like his unpublished work. It is rough and raw at times, but it also contains the sense of brilliance that waits beneath the surface of things. I believe that age will settle this cigar down and bring it the consistency that its namesake strived to seek in his writing.
AVO 22 (cellophane wrapped from the Outlaw, I’m assuming that these were the bundled version of the cigar.) ???
The construction on this cigar was a delight to behold. The wrapper is as close to flawless in color and its lack of imperfections as anything I’ve smoked before.
The unlit cigar had a nutty taste to it that reminded me of almonds. The cigar drew easily and burned perfectly. The ash was well formed and even.
The cigar was a masterpiece of design and contained a flavor profile to match this. The smoke does not overwhelm and it was not harsh at any time. Smoothness is the one word that sums up the smoke. The pattern of flavors complimented each other nicely. I detected several flavors that fit into the floral and vegetal patterns that were a departure from the semi-sweet NC Connecticut wrapped cigars that I’m used to. These flavors seemed subtle and even nuanced compared to the medium body that represented the cigars strength. The finish was comfortable and relaxing.
This cigar tasted very different than any NC or Cuban cigar that I’ve smoked, but there were points when I thought that I might be smoking a stronger variation of a finely aged LGC Med #1. I cannot recommend this cigar highly enough.
